February 3, 2011
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Humbling Mommy Moment(s)
My sister and I had two errands to run, both of them quick and easy. But with four boys in tow, nothing is quite as simple as it should be. Already feeling nauseous and fatigued, I found the whining of the four boys to be more than I could handle. By the time we arrived at our second stop, I was about ready to jump off a very tall bridge. But we had barely gotten our shopping carts and fumbled through the door of Sams, when Caleb loudly announced that he had to go tee tee. Great! Just what I need to improve my mood…a dirty restroom. Then he followed it up with the matter of fact statement “I already went in my pants, cause Giosue made me laugh.” I’m pretty sure everyone in the nearest fifteen aisles could hear this embarrassing announcement. I grabbed Caleb’s hand, leaving the other three with my sister, and half dragged him to the restroom. In a huff I pushed open the restroom door. The spring on the door was a little too tightly wound, so it swang back abruptly and walluped Caleb smack in the face ( a great mommy moment) I would’ve normally been comforting my poor battered son, but there was something strange and unfamiliar about this restroom that I didn’t quite grasp; not until it was too late. Screaming and hollering, Caleb loudly announced our arrival into the Men’s restroom. There I stood, bewildered, face to face with some poor guy standing at the urinal and desperately fumbling with his pants. Beet red, I turned and unceremoniously exited. In my haste, I forgot about the malfunctioning door and again walluped Caleb in the head. His hollering drew the attention of the entire store to the fact that we were exiting the men’s restroom. I saw a blur of wide eyed and gaping stares before I ducked shamefacedly into the women’s room. Another humbling mommy moment.